These our the Days of our lives...

Picture: Hannah after her cheer competition Saturday, they took second place!

What is the deal with stores these days? Hannah needs a spring coat now, it is SPRING after all and her winter coat is too warm for now. Try going into a store to find a SPRING coat in the SPRING though. UGGHH! They honestly have Fourth of July stuff out now and spring coats are long gone. We also went looking for a bike for her, it is going to be her birthday present from Mike and I. We had a good weather week for NorthEast Ohio last week and now all of the bikes that were there last week are gone! Not one bike in her size left in our area. Looks like I'm going to have to go to Toys R Us and pay a fortune to order one and have it assembled instead.

Her slumber party is now 6 girls strong and it is going to be So much fun (insert eye roll here). I remember how much fun they were when I was her age, I really really do. Now looking at it from a parents perspective it seems like the worst idea in the world! LOL! I'm hoping between the movie line up and everything else we have planned that the kids will be content. A house full of giggling 8 year olds already has my blood pressure up!

We have some work that needs to be done on the house before everyone heads down her for her First Communion. I really need to get my guest bathroom finished which means next weekend when the house will be full of giggling 8 yr olds. I'm running out of time! It has been so hectic here and I had no ambition after Hannah's all day cheer even on Saturday to do anything this weekend.

Jack is slowly getting more and more words into his vocabulary, I'm very happy about this. It's nice to see his little sense of humor blossom. He is such a jokester! Megan is just way to smart, she really needs school. She is going to be fine in Kindergarten next year. I was so worried about it but I know I"m making the right choice for her. It would be horrible to hold her back. My cousin was trying to stump Meg with math questions she gives to her second graders on Easter and Meg was shooting off answers like it was nothing. She even told Andie that she wasn't using her fingers to count in a smug voice that had us all cracking up! She can do double number addition and subtraction in her head. I think it bothers Hannah that Meg can do the same things she does. I told Hannah though it just proves what a great teacher and big sister that she is that Meg can do these things, I think she buys that for now.

I'm having issues with Migraines causing numbness in my face. I was supposed to go for a CAT scan today to rule out an acoustic neuroma but due to some storms we had over the weekend the machine is down and they will be doing the scans on a priority basis once they have it back up and running. I'm on the low end of the scale so it'll be a while before I have the scan done. I'm very nervous and scared. Mostly I'm worried I'll lose my hearing in my good ear and end up deaf. That scares the bologna outta me. I'm hoping it's nothing and that they can just get me some meds to get the headaches under control.

~ Jeni

So much to do, so little time.... And money

This has been one heck of a rollercoaster year so far! Jack having surgery, everyone getting the stomach bug the same week as surgery. Chicken Pox this last week...

I've decided to do Hannah and Jack's birthday parties with my family on Easter at my grandma's house. I'll supply the ham, and plates, silverware and napkins, everyone else brings a dish to pass and they are covered! Oh, I suppose I should bring some birthday cakes too huh? LOL!

The weekend after Easter Hannah has a huge competition in Sandusky. I have NO idea how we will afford this, I was thinking of getting a room overnight for Saturday night. It may be cheaper than driving the hour and a half back and forth with the price of gas lately. I guess it all depends on the times she competes.

Weekend after that you ask? Hannah's actual birthday. I have made NO plans for this at all yet. I think a few friends over for a sleepover and renting some tweeny bop dvd's for them and munchies. They can all sleep in the family room downstairs. UGGHHH even the prospect of 4 eight year olds giggling all night gives me the shudders EEK!

The next weekend? Hannah has first communion. We still haven't shopped for a dress yet, we will do that when we go up for Easter. Both she and my Grandma are very excited to go shopping for the dress.

And last, the weekend after First communion? Mothers day and a communion party in Michigan for Hannah. TG Meg will be done with school at the end of May and Hannah the first week of June! It's coming sooo fast this year. I can't believe Meg is going to kindergarten in the fall and Hannah to 3rd grade. I swear the time just flies.

This past weekend was very lazy considering we have so much coming up. It was also cold and wet outside so not a whole lot to do. It's supposed to be nice this week though! I think I'll meet up with a friend for the zoo tomorrow since it is supposed to be 70 degrees here and sunny! Hannah will be angry she missed out I think but at least I'll get Jack and Meg out of the house for a while, they definitely need it. Jack was a wild man last week when we had a few nice days and I took him out to play! He was sooo cute on his little 4-wheeler and tricycle. He has found the joy in bubbles and sidewalk chalk again which was cute.

So, not much going on here as you all can see, sorry to bore you all with the mundane details of my life. It is nice to have somewhere to write it all down before I explode though!

~ Jeni